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Hello, I have built a ramp out of 6 18 foot 4x6 beams (spruce, pine) to move a skid steer in and out of my foundation hole to deliver sand…

Location: Hunnewell Lecture Hall, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

The Arboretum becomes a riot of color in October, with leaves turning deep red, fiery orange, and bright yellow. Have you ever wondered why this happens every autumn? Outdoor Educator Ana Maria Caballero will take us through the science of fall leaf color, including an exploration of pigments and abscission, a hands-on experiment to reveal the array of pigments present in every leaf, and a walk in the landscape to take a closer look at leaves in all phases of color change.... Read more about The Science of Fall Leaf Color

I am insulating the rim joists (or band joist/header) on this 1870 limestone foundation house in Ontario Canada. I'm using square pieces of XPS rigid foam with spray foam around…

Homeowner Long Island New York and I’m re-siding the house. The contractor  suggests I add ridge ventilation to the cathedral ceiling shed roof. He suggests a cor-a-vent type ventilation at…

Hi everyone,We are continuing to remodel one of our outbuildings into an office/ADU. The ceiling will be vaulted in this building.I am pretty confused on how to vent this. I…

Space constraints are driving me towards a gas tankless water heater. I'm looking at the Rinnai RSC160in b/c it's on a big sale, plus I could get rebates, and thinking…

Location: Zoom & 100F Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge

Kristie A. Boering, Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California at Berkeley, will present as part of the Atmospheric & Environmental Chemistry Series.... Read more about Field and Lab Studies of Nitrous Oxide Isotopologs: Lightning, Biomass Burning, and Ocean and "Arctic Hot Spot" Emissions

Hi all,I am helping a friend design some details for a 16'x12' shed-roofed cabin in Northern MA (Climate Zone 5A). He is planning to do it half-DIY, and sub out…

Hi all, I’m planning out a new build in the south west corner of Western Australia - climate zone similar to 4C (think Seattle but with warmer winters and summers and…

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Zone 6, wet area. We are working with a local contractor and have finalized our home main floor layout and are now in the process of approving the foundation design.…

I'm an ICF builder in the Northeast, and I've been researching the development of carbon capacitance energy storage in concrete structures as outlined by an ongoing study by MIT. As…

One of our exterior walls is balloon framed and engineered with an insane number of 2x10 LVLs to hold our ridge beam (pic attached). This wood combined with a lot…

New build, CZ 6, Zip sheathing as air / water barrier.Thinking through ledger board... Since we have the zip system already, would it be fine to just tape the entire…

Location: Patagonia Cambridge, 39 Brattle Street, Cambridge

Ahead of the election and the next Supreme Court term, stop by Patagonia Cambridge for the environmentalist's guide to the judicial branch! Harvard Law School's Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic will unpack the potential environmental impacts of the upcoming session, and tell how past Court's have influenced, or neglected, environmental law.... Read more about An Environmentalist's Guide to the Supreme Court

I am considering installing an inline exhaust fan inside of a 4" duct running from near the basement floor up the wall and out through the solid concrete wall (above…

We are remodeling/adding to a ~75yr old home in central TX Zone 3a, very near juncture of 2/3 a/b.  Current construction is Concrete piers, supporting large timber beams/floor joists.  Walls…

A recent roof was installed, and an area of flashing looks like this. Is it correct to have these nails through the face of the metal flashing? If not, what…

anyone have any experience with DECA windows?  they look like a good fit for my project but I can't seem to find anyone who's used them or any reviews